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December 27, 2011, Tuesday
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TOP officials of China's State Council, the country's Cabinet, highlighted the long-term and stable development of grain production yesterday as rising production costs and climate change are imposing challenges.
The top officials made the call at a meeting held yesterday by the State Council in Beijing, which commended 200 top grain-producing counties and 700 agricultural scientists, farmers, and skilled workers who made great contributions to the nation's grain production in 2011.
Government data showed China's grain output rose to a record high of 571.21 million tons this year. The figure represented a year-on-year increase of 4.5 percent and marked the eighth consecutive year of growth for the country's grain output.
Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said that 2011 also marked the fifth straight year that the nation's total grain output exceeded 500 million tons, which indicates a more consolidated foundation for food security.
However, he said the grain harvest this year has not come easily, as frequent natural disasters and sharply rising production costs posed challenges.
The growth of grain output and the rise of farmers' income will be more difficult in the coming year because of the massive output scale this year, climate uncertainties, and costlier agricultural production, he said at yesterday's meeting, which was also attended by Premier Wen Jiabao.
The officials agreed that the nation must place grain production at a "particularly important" position in its economic and social development by further improving the construction of infrastructure related to grain production and agriculture and constantly increasing subsidies for farming.
They also agreed the country should continue to raise the minimum purchasing price for grains and provide greater rewards for top grain-producing counties, so that incentives can be created to boost the enthusiasm from local authorities, experts, and farmers to stabilize grain production in the world's most populous country.
"We take great care of our farmland, and we are speeding up the construction of agriculture-related infrastructure, and we also attach great importance to the input of technology," said Li Guoqiang, head of Yushu city in the northeast province of Jilin.
Li said that over the past eight years, grain output in Yushu took leaps and bounds, rising from two million tons to 3.1 million tons during the period.
The top officials made the call at a meeting held yesterday by the State Council in Beijing, which commended 200 top grain-producing counties and 700 agricultural scientists, farmers, and skilled workers who made great contributions to the nation's grain production in 2011.
Government data showed China's grain output rose to a record high of 571.21 million tons this year. The figure represented a year-on-year increase of 4.5 percent and marked the eighth consecutive year of growth for the country's grain output.
Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said that 2011 also marked the fifth straight year that the nation's total grain output exceeded 500 million tons, which indicates a more consolidated foundation for food security.
However, he said the grain harvest this year has not come easily, as frequent natural disasters and sharply rising production costs posed challenges.
The growth of grain output and the rise of farmers' income will be more difficult in the coming year because of the massive output scale this year, climate uncertainties, and costlier agricultural production, he said at yesterday's meeting, which was also attended by Premier Wen Jiabao.
The officials agreed that the nation must place grain production at a "particularly important" position in its economic and social development by further improving the construction of infrastructure related to grain production and agriculture and constantly increasing subsidies for farming.
They also agreed the country should continue to raise the minimum purchasing price for grains and provide greater rewards for top grain-producing counties, so that incentives can be created to boost the enthusiasm from local authorities, experts, and farmers to stabilize grain production in the world's most populous country.
"We take great care of our farmland, and we are speeding up the construction of agriculture-related infrastructure, and we also attach great importance to the input of technology," said Li Guoqiang, head of Yushu city in the northeast province of Jilin.
Li said that over the past eight years, grain output in Yushu took leaps and bounds, rising from two million tons to 3.1 million tons during the period.
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